William B. SANDOE

                   Individual confirmed Feb 2003, as a son of William B. and Nancy (Allvord) Sandoe from biographical sketch found on the Internet at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~tfisher/fphfairfieldbios.htm  which states:
"Sandoe, Rev. H.H., pastor of the Reformed church at Baltimore, Ohio was born in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, December 27, 1841; son of Rev. W.B. and Nancy (Allvord) Sandoe, the former of whom as been a minister of the Reformed church since 1851, and is still officiating as such in one of his former fields of labro, in Schuylkill County, Pennyslvania.  He was, during many years past, been stationed at various points in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.  Rev. H.H. Sandoe was a pupil of the common schools until reaching the age of sixteen, when, for some three years, he was engaged at farming and clerking in Elkhart County, Indiana, and at Signey, Shelby county, Ohio until August 1861, when he enlisted in Company B, Twentieth OVI and with that regiment participated in some thirty-nine engagements from Ft. Donaldson to the surrender of J.E. Johnston to General Sherman, near Raleigh, North Carolina, making the march to the sea, taking part in the grand review at Washington, and after four year's faithful service to his country, was mustered out at Camp Chase in July 1865.  In September of the following year Mr. Sandoe entered Heidelberg College at Tiffin, OH, remaining there four years and in February 1870 he was ordained to the ministry, "by a committee of Tiffin classics."  His first field was at Liberty Centre, Henry County, Ohio remaining there on year; and for a term of two years in Pulaski County, Indiana, following which he was stationed for the same length of time in Christian County, Illinois; also in Ashland County, Ohio for three and a half years, previous to coming to Baltimore, Fairfield County, in October 1878, where his charge consists of four different congregations, which, during the pastorate of Mr. Sandoe has been both spiritually and financially successful.  Rev. Sandoe was married June 18, 1868, to Miss Eliza M. Barton, of Monroe, Michigan.  Their union is blessed by one daugther and one son - Lydorah O., born in Tiffin, Ohio, October 6, 1868, now a pupil at Pleasantville Collegiate Institute; and Dee Nevin, born in Baltimore Ohio, March 16, 1882."

Individual confirmed Feb 2003, as a son of William B. and Nancy (Allvord) Sandoe from biographical sketch found on the Internet at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~tfisher/fphfairfieldbios.htm  which states:
"Sandoe, Rev. H.H., pastor of the Reformed church at Baltimore, Ohio was born in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, December 27, 1841; son of Rev. W.B. and Nancy (Allvord) Sandoe, the former of whom as been a minister of the Reformed church since 1851, and is still officiating as such in one of his former fields of labro, in Schuylkill County, Pennyslvania.  He was, during many years past, been stationed at various points in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.  Rev. H.H. Sandoe was a pupil of the common schools until reaching the age of sixteen, when, for some three years, he was engaged at farming and clerking in Elkhart County, Indiana, and at Signey, Shelby county, Ohio until August 1861, when he enlisted in Company B, Twentieth OVI and with that regiment participated in some thirty-nine engagements from Ft. Donaldson to the surrender of J.E. Johnston to General Sherman, near Raleigh, North Carolina, making the march to the sea, taking part in the grand review at Washington, and after four year's faithful service to his country, was mustered out at Camp Chase in July 1865.  In September of the following year Mr. Sandoe entered Heidelberg College at Tiffin, OH, remaining there four years and in February 1870 he was ordained to the ministry, "by a committee of Tiffin classics."  His first field was at Liberty Centre, Henry County, Ohio remaining there on year; and for a term of two years in Pulaski County, Indiana, following which he was stationed for the same length of time in Christian County, Illinois; also in Ashland County, Ohio for three and a half years, previous to coming to Baltimore, Fairfield County, in October 1878, where his charge consists of four different congregations, which, during the pastorate of Mr. Sandoe has been both spiritually and financially successful.  Rev. Sandoe was married June 18, 1868, to Miss Eliza M. Barton, of Monroe, Michigan.  Their union is blessed by one daugther and one son - Lydorah O., born in Tiffin, Ohio, October 6, 1868, now a pupil at Pleasantville Collegiate Institute; and Dee Nevin, born in Baltimore Ohio, March 16, 1882."
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Henry is found on the 1880 Census for Baltimore, Fairfield, OH available at www.familysearch.org:
Henry Sandoe, age 38, born PA, occupation:  minister, father/mother born in PA
Eliza Sandoe, wife, age 35, born MI, father/mother born in MD
Dora Sandoe, daughter, age 10, born OH, father born PA, mother born MI
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A note on Henry's birthplace noted in the biographical sketch, which states "Schuylkill Co., PA" - the family of George W. Sandoe had always had his birthplace noted as Shenandoah, Schuylkill Co., PA, which would seem to match.  However, this researcher contacted The Historical Society of Schuylkill County and received an answer dated 17 Dec 2002 stating:
"Shenandoah was formed out of Mahanoy Township about 1870.  Mahanoy was formed from Rush Township about 1843.  I checked the Rush Township census records for 1840 and 1850.  I was unable to locate the Sandoe name.  Counties were not required to maintain vital statistics until 1897.  Therefore, we must rely on Church records and newspaper articles for such information.  We have no records for Rush Township.  Signed:  H.T. Crown, Research Volunteer"
Shenandoah did not exist as a township at the time Henry and George were born.  Although Henry's biography notes his birthplace as Schuylkill County, the Historical Society there found no mention of the Sandoe surname in their records.
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                   The family has always had that George W. Sandoe was born 16 Dec 1842 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill Co., PA.  Correspondence from the Historical Society of Schuylkill County dated 17 Dec 2002 stated:
"Shenandoah was formed out of Mahanoy Township about 1870.  Mahanoy was formed from Rush Township about 1843.  I checked the Rush Township census records for 1840 and 1850.  I was unable to located the Sandoe name.  Counties were not required to maintain vital statistics until 1897.  Therefore, we must rely on Church records and newspaper articles for such information.  We have no records for Rush Township.  Signed:  H.T. Crown, Research Volunteer"

There is an Eberhardt family bible as of Feb 2003 it was in the possession of Thurman Jester of Wooster Ohio.  In that bible George is listed with birthdate of 16 Dec 1842 and Helen Eberhardt's birthdate is listed as 18 Aug 1844.
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Death date obtained at the website of the Ohio Historical Society November 2002: http://www.ohiohistory.org/dindex, SANDOE, George W. date of death: 28 Jul 1915, County of Cuyahoga, Ohio, Volume #: 1687, Certificate No.: 37904
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1880 Census Canal Fulton, Stark Co, Ohio
Family History Library Film: 1255067
NA File Number: T9-1067
Page Number: 47D  (note surname transcribed on census transcript incorrectly)
George SANDRE, 38, Born: PA, Occupation: Peddler  Both parent's born: both in PA
Ellen SANDRE, 37, Born: OH, Occupation:  Housekeeper,  Father: PA  Mother: OH
John SANDRE, 10, Born: OH, Occupation:  Goes to school
Jennie SANDRE, 8, Born: OH
James A. SANDRE, 1, Born: OH
Elisabeth EVERHARDT, 64 (mother of "Ellen")
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Also in the 1880 Census for Bulter, thre is a Reverend W.B. Sandoe and Nancy Sandoe living in Butler County and their next door neighbors were the Eberhardts.  I know that W.B. and Nancy had at least on son who was also a reverend and that was H.H. Sandoe born in 1841 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, PA.  There is a biography on him in the History of Fairfield County Ohio.  On this 1880 census W.B. Sandoe notes his own and his father's birthplace as PA.  This city and county of birth matches what we had for George W. Sandoe, but as noted above "Shenandoah" of Schuylkill County did not exist until 1870 and both our George and H.H. Sandoe were born in the 1840s.
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Individual noted on the 1900 Census State: OH  County: Medina  Twp: Medina  Microfilm Roll #T623-1302.  Also transcribed copy available at http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/oh/medina/census/1900/ed49/ed49p07/txt

1) George Sandoe, head of household born Dec 1841, age 58, married 32 years, born in PA, father born in FRANCE*, mother born in PA, occupation:  shoemaker, renting a home
2) Helen, wife, born Aug 1844, age 55, gave birth to 5 children, 4 living, born in OH, father born in VA and mother born in PA
3) James A., son, born Jul 1879, age 20, single, born in OH father born in PA mother born in OH, occupation: lineman telephone

*The earlier 1880 census noted father's birthplace as PA
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His great-granddauther, Dorothy (Sandoe) Snair recalls hearing that George Wesley Sandoe and family were followers of John Wesley, a famous preacher of the reformation that came out of Switzerland.  There were at least three ministers, George Sandoe, W.B. Sandoe and H.H. Sandoe in Butler County PA who also had ties to some other places familiar to the family such as Wayne, Cuyahoga and Summit Counties in Ohio and Wooster, Ohio.  Refer to the History of the Church of God easily found on the Internet for more information.  Unfortunately, this history did not provide any biographical sketches on any of the ministers.  The Reverend George Sandoe was born about 1827, too old to be our George.
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During conversation with Norman "Wayne" Sandoe on 6 Dec 2002, he stated that he discovered a George W. Sandoe as the first casualty of Gettysburg when he was in 8th Grade.  This is not our George Sandoe as our George had children after the Civil War.  He said that he spoke with Clyde Ellsworth Sandoe, Sr., about it and was told that the George who died in Gettysburg was a "distant Uncle" of Clyde's and he said that Clyde explained and described the monuments to the soldier George in Gettysburg.  As an adult, Wayne visited Gettysburg and discovered the parks and monuments as Clyde described them.
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22 Feb 2003 received copy of death certificate:

CERTIFICATE NO.:  37094, Reg. Dist. No.: 8116, Registered No.: 5357
PLACE OF DEATH:  County of Cuyahoga, City of Cleveland, Huron Road Hospital
PERSONAL DATA:  Male, White, Married
BIRTH DATE: Dec 16, 1842   AGE:  72 yrs, 6 mos, 12 days
OCCUPATION:  Shoemaker
BIRTHPLACE: Ohio (we believe that is incorrect - birthplace is PA)
FATHER:  Wm. B. Sandoe  Birthplace: Unknown
MOTHER:  Helen Everhardt   Birthplace:  Ohio (Again, this is incorrect Helen was his wife)
INFORMANT:  Jas. E. Sandoe, Medina, Ohio  (We believe this is his son James Sandoe)
DEATH DATE:  July 28, 1915
DOCTOR'S SECTION:  "I hereby certify that I attended deceased from July 22, 1915 to July 28, 1915 that I last saw him alive on July 28, 1915 and that death occurred on the date stated above at 7 p.m.  The cause of death was as follows:  Acute dilatiation of heart.  Duration:  One month.  Contributory:  Hypertropheed Prostate (prostateclony)."  Signed:  Karl H. Shandler, MD July 28, 1915, address:  Huron Hospital.
LENGTH OF RESIDENCE:  11 days
USUAL RESIDENCE:  Medina, Ohio
PLACE OF BURIAL:  Medina, Ohio   DATE: July 30, 1915
UNDERTAKER:  J.H. Broromson, 2007 Prospect.

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                   Individual found at http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/perry/cemeteries/liverpool01.txt, which is the Liverpool Cemetery in Liverpool Twp., Perry Co., PA.  He is noted as the son of Rev. WB Sandoe and Nancy.

Individual found Feb 2003 at http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/perry/cemeteries/liverpool01.txt, which is the Liverpool Cemetery in Liverpool Cemetery in Liverpool Twp., Perry Co., PA.  He is noted as the son of Rev. WB Sandoe and Nancy.
                  

                   Feb 2003 - A piece of paper was found in the Eberhardt-Sandoe family bible that recorded the following:

" Rev. Wm. B. Sandoe - born 1815 died 1890. His wife (don't have her name) was born in 1817 and died in 1909 at Canton, Ohio. They were Grandpa Sandoe's parents. Grandpa's sister Agnes Stauffer died in 1888 aged 32 yr. 9mo. Grandpa Sandoe's uncle William H. was killed in battle of Cold Harlain, Virginia in June 1864. "
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Apr 2003 - www.fortunecity.com/millennium/vacation/588/ -- email: tom@moorehope.com
this site listed birth/death dates, spouse name and children's names.
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                   Sherman is found on the 1880 Census for Butler, Butler Co., PA available at www.familysearch.org:
-W.B. Sandoe, age 65, born PA, occupation:  minister, father born in PA, mother born in Ireland
-Nancy Sandoe, wife, age 50, born in PA, both parents born in PA
-Minerva Z. Sandoe, daughter, age 27, born in PA
-Agnes V. Sandoe, daughter, age 24, born PA
-Sherman G. Sandoe, age 15, born OH
-Franklin B. Sandoe, grandson, age 4, born IL, father born IN, mother born PA
Another interesting note from this census is that they were living next door to the A.O. Eberhardt family.
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Sherman was also found at www.ancestry.com under a posting by Dalice Fadden on 12 Oct 2001.  Attempted to contact Dalice via email but it was returned as the email address was no longer valid.  Still without that additional confirmation this researcher believes that the above is correct given the overwhelming use of first names found in the family, i.e., George, Nancy, Minerva, Agnes and the Stauffer last name.  Sherman's sister, Agnes, also married a Stauffer.  Also, Dalice Fadden's heading was "Stauffer Family of Schuylkill County, PA" - yet another connection to Schuylkill County.
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Individual also found Apr 2003 along with his sister, Agnes V. (Sandoe) Stauffer at www.fortunecity.com/millennium/vacation/588/ -- email: tom@moorehope.com
This site included many death dates for Sherman Sandoe's children and at least six of them died by age 4 and one died by age 16.  Sad and interesting at the same time.